I still use this tower case I got in 2005 A couple
years ago I modified the stock front panel to accept USB3 ports and it has
worked fine. Since a few upgrades ago the firewire port has been unused and
the microphone/audio jacks were disconnected for they were set for AC97
audio and not the simpler HD audio that motherboards now favor.

And really, there is no need for 6 USB ports on the front panel. I searched
for a replacement panel and could not find anything that I liked so I got
the closest thing and did some light modifications.

Got this one on eBay. It can be found from many sellers, this one from China
had the lowest price. It has enough space to add a power switch and a couple
LEDs. The blue text below the jacks is ugly so it's getting repainted.

Whole thing disassembles easy. The hole for the new power switch is in
the middle, two holes for power and HDD LEDs on the right and a hole for
future reset switch on the left.

First wire up. Power & HDD LEDs are pushed into grommets that are hot
glued in place. HD Audio indicators are showing wired to the molex
socket but were later moved to the fan header on the Cooler Master
Muskeeter.

Since the overdone text was sanded off and painted over, it needs some
form of identification. Pink and green LEDs are hot glued right above
the microphone and headphone jacks. The unused fan header on the
Muskeeter allows them to be dimmed.

The reset switch will be added later. Some kind of recessed
button that requires a CDROM Release style paperclip to push is
the idea.